Austria vs Spain: Military personnel as a share of total population

Austria
0.2537
in 2022
Spain
0.2593
in 2022
Austria rank
93rd
Spain rank
90th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
00.511.52181619192022

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.2593 against 0.2537 in Austria, a difference of 0.0056.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 90th of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
1910s 0.4517 1.07 0.6139 Spain
1920s 0.3947 0.7902 0.3955 Spain
1930s 0.4219 1.06 0.6398 Spain
1950s 0.3296 1.52 1.19 Spain
1960s 0.7175 1.14 0.4257 Spain
1970s 0.6649 1.04 0.3791 Spain
1980s 0.6088 0.8656 0.2569 Spain
1990s 0.6036 0.5302 0.0734 Austria
2000s 0.4584 0.3728 0.0856 Austria
2010s 0.2724 0.2792 0.0068 Spain
2020s 0.256 0.2562 0.0002 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Austria or Spain?
Spain, at 0.2593 against 0.2537 in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Austria and Spain?
0.0056, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
88 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Austria ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed